Nonstop flight route between Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Klaipėda, Lithuania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Edmonton (YED), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), Klaipėda, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,455 miles (or 7,170 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between CFB Edmonton and Klaipėda Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between CFB Edmonton and Klaipėda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about CFB Edmonton (YED):

• On June 7, 2013, the base hosted the raising of a rainbow flag to kick off Edmonton Pride, the first time in Canadian history that the flag has flown on a military base.
• The furthest airport from CFB Edmonton (YED) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,216 miles (16,441 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to CFB Edmonton (YED) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of YED.
• With the formation of air force wings in the 1990s the base became 18 Wing.
• In addition to being known as "CFB Edmonton", other names for YED include "Edmonton/Namao Heliport Edmonton Garrison" and "Steele Barracks".
• During the war the airfield became a staging point for the US defence of Alaska and was heavily used by the US military.
• CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Facts about Klaipėda Airport (KLJ):

• The closest airport to Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) is Palanga Airport (PLQ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNW of KLJ.
• In addition to being known as "Klaipėda Airport", another name for KLJ is "Klaipėdos oro uostas".
• Because of Klaipėda Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Klaipėda Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,303 miles (18,190 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) has 2 runways.